As we celebrate Thanksgiving and express our gratitude, I'm thankful to celebrate KGOU's eighth anniversary in the studios at Copeland Hall. We made our first broadcast from here in the early hours of Friday, November 17, 2006.
It was a tremendous move -- from 1,500 square feet and two studios to 4,000 square feet, six studios and a usable performance space. The new facility enabled the KGOU staff to produce more local programs, to be more efficient, and to include more students in our operations.
The project cost about $850,000 and thanks to the University of Oklahoma and OU Outreach, we are paying back that obligation over ten years. We have just two more payments, thanks to the capital grants from the Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation, the Kerr Foundation, the Zarrow Foundation and many gifts from individual listeners.
Thanks! And Happy Thanksgiving to all!
From the manager's desk, I'm Karen Holp.
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